Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
With rise in petrol prices, demand for diesel cars of Suzuki Swift, Mahindra Logan & Ford Fiesta have increased MUMBAI: Used diesel cars are defying conventional wisdom and appreciating with age, with prices revving up nearly 12% over the past six months. This has happened as the gap between petrol …
London: Beware! Traffic fumes can take a toll on your life, for a new study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has found that air pollution raises one’s risk of heart attack for up to six hours after exposure. Krishnan Bhaskaran and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical …
The ministry of urban development (MoUD) has sought an increase in, and rationalisation of, excise duty levied on petrol and diesel vehicles at the national level. It has also urged for a hike in registration charges of these vehicles at the city level. This is one of the fiscal measures …
The trainees at the Army’s Ambala-based Industrial Training Institute (ITI) have accomplished a rare-feat by fabricating a battery-operated utility van that has five gears, including one reverse gear. Though gear-less battery operated carts or vehicles have now become a common thing in India, a battery-operated vehicle with gears is an …
Only a mere 30 percent of the vehicles at the Ministry of Environment passed the emission test, says Anura Jayathilaka, Chairman of Air Resources Management Division of the Ministry. This was revealed when the vehicles of the firms under the Ministry were subjected to emission tests this week. Of 50 …
UPA allies join hands with Opposition to slam petrol price hike Oil protests force govt to put off meet on LPG: UPA allies join hands with Opposition to slam petrol price hike The Trinamool Congress and the DMK today forced the government to hold back any move to limit the …
It is wrong to label Punjab as the cancer capital of the country as the quality of life and expectancy is much better compared with the national average, experts said. They said lifestyle was a bigger threat than pesticides, as non-judicious use of it was the cause of the life …
CHENNAI: With Chennai, like many other cities, running desperately short of parking spaces, experts suggest that parking should be treated as a commodity with appropriate pricing mechanisms for effective traffic management and to encourage public transport usage. According to statistics provided by Chennai City Connect, a body working on urban …
Seeks Reply As To Why Govt Failed To Comply With Its Order Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the state government as to why diesel vehicles were allowed to operate in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) despite court orders banning them. Justice N K Jain told the government …
Congress MLA Rajesh Lilothia has demanded privatisation of the water supply system on the lines of power privatisation across the city, to bring efficiency in the supply mechanism. Speaking in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday, Lilothia demanded that the Delhi Government should privatise water supply system to improve the deficiency …
- Cross-continental survey raises deeper air pollution fears than suspected Indians have the poorest lungs among 17 populations across four continents, according to new research that has stirred speculation that the health effects of air pollution in India may be worse than hitherto suspected. An international study that investigated the …
Those traveling on urban roads regularly and also those who live close to roads are at a serious health risk from vehicular air pollution. Experts have warned they estimated that about 55 per cent of Delhi’s population living within 500 metre from such roads is prone to a variety of …
New Delhi: Ten years after the city’s public transport switched to CNG, air pollution has again become a major threat to public health in Delhi, say environmentalists. With 69 lakh vehicles plying on city roads, a growth of about 60 lakh in 20 years, experts say oxides of nitrogen (NOx) …
Air pollution may promote type 2 diabetes by increasing adipose inflammation and insulin resistance. This study examined the relation between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and type 2 diabetes prevalence among 50- to 75-year-old subjects living in Westfriesland, the Netherlands.
Kolkata is one of the most polluted cities of the world. The city has been plagued by one of the most prominent pollution problems of the of the world, the air pollution. The time period of 2000-2008 saw a huge number of vehicles hitting Kolkata’s streets, which has lead to …
Wind power company Suzlon has launched a campaign titled Pure Air Lovers’ Society, (P.a.l.s) a movement to focus on the importance of clean air. Gaadi Band, the movement’s first activation, is based on the premise that around 70% of air pollution in India comes from vehicular pollution. It appeals to …
Khan Market in boulevard Delhi is said to be the most expensive real estate in India, maybe even in the world. But in this richest shopping destination, buyers do not want to pay for parking their vehicles. The shopkeepers’ association has taken the local city council to court, saying it …
Khan Market in boulevard Delhi is said to be the most expensive real estate in India, maybe even in the world. But in this richest shopping destination, buyers do not want to pay for parking their vehicles. The shopkeepers’ association has taken the local city council to court, saying it …
The dialogue with the doctors and air quality regulators on toxic air and public health organised by CSE in association with IMA and ICMR exposed mounting evidences on health effect of air pollution in India and abroad that must drive policy action. All of us who travel on urban roads …
Centre for Science and Environment joined hands with Indian Council for Medical Research and Indian Medical Association to organize a dialogue with the noted doctors – (respiratory physicians, cardiologists, pediatricians, oncologists), the air quality regulators, and health experts to track the newer concerns over health risks of polluted air.
